Barrel.



J. W. STREHLI.

BARRE FILED Patented June 1,1909.

JOHN w. STREHLI, or CINCINNATI, 01110.

BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed. February 12, 1908. Serial Nfo.415,602.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. STREHLI, a citizen of'the United States, residing at the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrels,

' of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates particularly to barrels for holding liquids, known in the art as tight packages. I

In my package the staves are of an uniform thickness throughout, except at their ends where they are cut away on the inside; the heads are thin, and a metal cap fits over the barrel ends, andav plastic, viscous, adhesive, glutinous or sticky mass is placed between the top of the wooden head and the metal cap.

The metal cap is provided with a series of slots, through some of which are'passed screws, shouldered nails or the like, whichenter the'staves; bythese means the cap is heldin place over the barrel end. At certain points the cap is provided with inwardly bent tongues, burs or tangs which enter the stave when the cap is pulled in place; these also aid in holding the cap on the barrel. By combining these elements together,

' I form a novel and'unique barrel or package; its advantages and features will readily become apparent from the following specification.' h I In the accompanying drawing forming. part of this specification. Figure 1 is an isometric view of my new improved barrel. Fig. 2 is a section through thestave, head, metal cap, plastic matter, the section being taken at a point where the slots and retaining screw are present, the parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is'a similar-section except that it is taken at the point'where one of the tangs is present on the cap, and, Fig. is a similar section except that the section is taken where a shouldered nail is employed to hold the cap on' the barrel. In Fig. '2, the head is shown entering a short croze and in Figs. 3 and 4 the head and edge of the stave on the inside are shown on an incline; The body of the barrel is formed of oak staves, 1, tightly joined together and bound by heav an unifiirm thickness throughout and at their ends are rounded and on the inside iron hoops 2. These staves are of are cut away or inclined. I use a thin wooden head 3, either fitting a croze 4, or

an incline 5. In the first instance the head 3 has a V shaped edge 6, and in the latter instance an inclined or tapered edge 7.

Over the ends of the staves and head which are held together by hoops 2, I tightly clamp or force a metal cap formed of a head 8, provided with a tap hole 9, a raised for chime part, ridge or rim 10, which extends and bends 0V8I" the top edge of the staves 1, and an annular depending flange 11; the rim or chime part 10, impinges against the inside of the stave end on the incline 5, and the dependin I flange encircles the periphery of the barre at the top, im-

pinging against all'the staves.

In the depending flange 11 of the cap, at

intervals, I form tangs 12 by upsetting the metal. These tangs 12 are forced into the staves when the cap is pressed onto the barrel ends, (see Fig. 3). l

The depending. flange 11 of the cap is also provided with-a series of'elongated slots 13.

Through these slots 13, at their lower edge,

I use screws 14.- or shouldered or barbed nails 15. The head on the screws 14 or barbed nails 15, rest against the lower edge of the slot keeping the cap from moving upward and holding it in place in connection with the tangs 12. I place the screws or tangs in several of the slots only, inasmuch'as a few are suflicient'to do the work; a multiplicity v of slots: being however provided, so that, if

the cap from any cause, as for instance shrinkage or displacement needs to be tightened, the cap can be pressed further down on the staves and several new screws or barbed nails placedin any of the other slots,

the old ones remaining; the new ones which have been used for holding'the cap in its new position on the barrel end and the old ones not interfering in any manner, al-

though the'end of the slot has passed away from them, they still act as auxiliary aids in holding the cap in place. This re-tightening and adjustment of the cap can be done as often as isrequire'd durin the life of the keg on account of the multiplicity of slots used together with the screws or nails.

Between the top of the wooden'head 3 and the part 8 of the metal cap, I place the plastic, viscous and sticky mass 16. I prefor viscous mass may be made out of any preferred substance, as for lnstance, IOSlIl and paraffin, shellac in liquid form, soft pitch or aspha'ltum, soft gum or such like substances preferably used in such astate that they will not readily become hard or congeal or coagulate to any degree and'remain inv a plastic or semi-plastic condition,

so that the heat applied to the inside of the keg when it is pltched, which heat is 400 degrees to 450 degrees Fahrenheit,- will efiect. said mass that it will fill any pore,

opening, interstice, crack or the like present around the head or stave joints around the head and form an air ti ht filler at the head and at the stave ends a o. In this manner 7 every time the hoops are repulled on account of shrinkage or re-pitching of the keg,

the plastic mass will act as if automatic to fill any defect and insure a tight head for the package. When the cap is forced onto the barrel this mass will also fill all defects and accommodate itself to all irregularities in the stavev ends and head and the wood around the head, making an absolutely tight joint. In-this manner it will be seen that I seal the package on the outside at the heads as well as on the inside of the heads.

Shrinkage is cut down to a minimum as j the pores are not exposed to the elements.

In winter when the shrinkage is least the plastic filler will not be aifected to any extent and in the summer when the shrinkage is greatest, if any slight leak would become apparent-in a barrel as now made, in my package, the filler would prevent such a result, as it would fill in any defect on account ofthe effect of the summer heat on the plastic mass. e

My barrel can be made cheaper, is lighter and more uniform than the barrel now used. The shrinka e beingvery slight the barrel capacity is e t uniform, as the hoops or caps need not e re-pulled, but a few times during the life of the keg; but in the barrel now used the shrinkage being great, the

hoops must often be repulled, thus decreasin the capacity of the barrel.

forming an inclined edge on the stave y ends and edge of heads, when the hoops or caps are pressed down the head and staves will accommodate themselves to the pressure exerted and the downward movements of the caps will not be limited by the heads inasmuch as they are not in a croze.

The cap may be made of any shape and held in place as desired and-if desired the stave ends may be made blunt. What I claim as new and of my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isi "1. A barrel composed of staves tightly joined and bound together, heads, said heads fitting into the barrel ends, caps, said caps fitting over the barrel ends and being adjustable toward said heads, a plastic filler, said filler interposed between the 'barrel head and cap as set forth;

2. A barrel composed of staves tightly I joined and bound together heads, said heads fitting into the barrel ends, caps, said caps fitting over the barrel ends and being adjustable toward said heads, a plastic filler,

said plastic filler interposed between the head and the cap and between the ends of the staves and top of-cap at chime, as set forth.

3: A barrel coinposed offstaves tightly joined and bound together, the staves inclined at their inner top edges, heads, said heads having inclined edges, the inclined edges on the heads fitting andresting on the [inclined edges of the staves, caps, said caps fitting over the. barrel ends and being adjustable toward said heads, means for holdingsaid caps on the barrel, combined and operating as set-forth. I

4.. A barrel composed of staves, tightly joined and bound together, the staves, inclined their inner upper edges, heads, said heads having inclined edges, the inclined edgeson the heads fitting the inclined edge on the staves, caps, said caps fitting over the barrel ends and being adjustable toward said heads, means for holding said caps on the barrel, a plastic filler, said filler interposed between the head and the caps, as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A barrel composed of staves tightly joined and bound together, inclined edges at the ends of said staves, heads, inclined edges on said heads, the inclined edges on the heads fitting onto the inclined edges of the stave ends, in combination with a metal cap, said cap fitting over the barrel ends and being adjustable toward said heads, and means for holding said cap on the barrel ends, as set forth. i

6. A barrel composed of staves having projecting tapering edge portions, heads within the ends of the barrel, metal caps inclosin the barrel ends and each having a centra depressed portion and chime por-. tion, the chime portion having inclined walls inclosing and wed in upon the tapering edge portions 0 t e staves, and

packing intermediate the chime portion of I Said filler interposed between the barrel head the caps and the stave ends and packing inand cap, as set forth. 1; tern ediat the depressed portions of the Signed at Cincinnati, Ohio February 7th caps and the said heads. A. D. 1908.

7. A barrel composed of staves tightly I J NO. W. STREHLI. jpined and bound together, heads, said heads \Vitnesses:

fitting ever the barrel ends, a plastic filler,

fittinginto the barrel ends, caps, said caps KATHRYN STREHLI,

HENRY BARR. 

